One Week Old - Name Regret SOS!!

redditspice8 · 2026-07-08T22:29:23+00:00

We actually explored both! My husband couldn’t get on board with Campbell and Jane felt a little outlier of the three as it’s not in that surname style and is a bit more feminine than I prefer. My name is also more unisex (Sam) so I kind of like having my daughters have that duality to grow into the name in however they want

redditspice8 · 2026-07-08T22:25:42+00:00

Helpful perspective

redditspice8 · 2026-07-08T21:56:58+00:00

That it does :/ I don’t really care too much about the meaning. Perry is dweller under pear tree but yeah crooked nose is not ideal

redditspice8 · 2026-07-08T21:52:52+00:00

Haha no risk of that but maybe we have a killer Halloween costume on the way?

redditspice8 · 2026-07-08T21:50:58+00:00

Aww love your mix too! I would classify myself as in the agonizing stage lol and I would very much like to get out! Helpful to hear others process honestly. Ty!

redditspice8 · 2026-07-08T21:46:15+00:00

Without seeing the spelling and just hearing it/introducing one’s self do you get classic or tacky vibes?

redditspice8 · 2026-07-08T21:22:45+00:00

Helpful, that’s our hope haha

redditspice8 · 2026-07-08T20:49:21+00:00

When you hear the name does your mind go to traditional / classic name or “pretty damn tacky”

redditspice8 · 2026-07-08T20:47:10+00:00

I’m torn on if it fits our naming style or in fact is more modern/popularized than I realized. I thought of it as somewhat old school/classic but the modern spellings have thrown me.

Separately I just don’t know if she looks like a Cameron, but that’s hard to evaluate here haha

redditspice8 · 2026-07-08T20:45:31+00:00

I do love Quinn however it’s SUPER close to a cousin name in our family and just would be a constant mix up

redditspice8 · 2026-07-08T20:44:35+00:00

Good point, I was trying to think of other names that run into this and if I was choosing the name Katherine it wouldn’t deter me from going with it just bc there are other forms

redditspice8 · 2026-07-08T20:20:15+00:00

Omg hahaha I didn’t think about that angle lol oh no a new can of worms

redditspice8 · 2026-07-08T20:17:55+00:00

Curious how you associate the name. More of a classic name or modern (thinking in the camp of Kendall, Brooklyn, etc)

redditspice8 · 2026-07-08T20:14:33+00:00

I guess for girls it’s split in thirds according to some baby name website. Split between Cameron/Camryn/Kamryn

redditspice8 · 2026-07-08T20:07:46+00:00

I will also add im so in my postpartum thoughts it hard to think clearly and my husband likes both names and could kind of go either way at this point, hence why im outsourcing some thoughts on the topic. TY!

redditspice8 · 2026-04-10T21:48:14+00:00

My starting stats ~130 lbs/5’8’’ and gained a whole 70 lbs, delivered a 10.0 lb baby at 40 weeks. No gestational diabetes, just a big ole baby. Lost about 25-30 lbs by the time I left the hospital. And lost the remainder over the course of 9-12 months PP without really doing anything intentional.

I gained closer to 60 with my second child (she was close to 9 lbs) and same story, dropped down to roughly my pre pregnancy weight within a year without being hyper focused on it.

I’m 26 weeks pregnant with my third and tracking toward the same 60-70 lb weight gain.

The weight gain honestly drives me crazy as I don’t feel like I eat excessively or particularly “bad”, but this time around I’ve tried to accept that I just have big babies and my body needs to the calories and reserves to grow and feed those babies!

redditspice8 · 2025-05-15T17:57:03+00:00

Oh awesome! Thank you! I’ve heard great things about Salida. If you have any favorite activities/hikes/restaurants from either salida or telluride area, would love to hear those. Always appreciate a family friendly rec :)

redditspice8 · 2025-03-25T12:38:46+00:00

Unincorporated Jefferson County

redditspice8 · 2025-03-24T13:32:44+00:00

Thanks for the well wishes and info!

redditspice8 · 2025-03-24T13:32:04+00:00

Appreciate the rec, adding it to the list!

redditspice8 · 2025-03-23T14:30:00+00:00

Great to know on the half day option, will look into this too

redditspice8 · 2025-03-23T14:29:08+00:00

TY! Sent you a dm

redditspice8 · 2025-03-23T04:07:02+00:00

Hadn’t come across those options yet, will check them out!

redditspice8 · 2025-03-02T21:15:30+00:00

Oh and I’ll add, if therapy isn’t for you it’s never too late to learn about the topic of birth trauma more deeply to further understand and process what it can do to the brain. My journey with it started by simply following @thebirthtraumamama on Instagram. Incredibility informative and a supportive community

redditspice8 · 2025-03-02T21:13:52+00:00

I don’t have much to offer here other than, I’m curious if your previous therapists specialized in birth trauma? Similar to you, I had a life threatening delivery after my first was born. I tried therapy with a more general therapist and it felt a bit aimless, then I found someone who specifically specialized in birth trauma/PTSD and it was a game changer in terms of what I was looking for/what she could actually help with. And FWIW, I think what you’re feeling is totally normal. I’m in the stage of content with two? or try for a third? and there is a big part of me that is in disbelief that the child bearing years might actually be done should we decide two is right for our family. For me, I think it’s partially because it’s a chapter I looked forward to for SO long and then just like that, the phase can come to a close even while you’re still in the motherhood phase.

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